IP Library Granted Patent US 9,614,961
Granted Patent B2
US 9,614,961 · App. 14/502,807 · Granted Apr 4, 2017

Contact center system with efficiency analysis tools

Inventor: Randall Riefel (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Maximus
H04M3/5175G06Q30/0201H04M3/00H04M3/22H04M3/42H04M2203/402H04M2203/556
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Patent No.
US 9,614,961
App. No.
14/502,807
Granted
Apr 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agent efficiency analysis system for a contact center performs analysis and comparisons on where the agents' time is being spent. The system integrates data from multiple systems Automatic Call Distribution, Integrated Voice Response and Work Force Management contact center applications and organizes the data against a standard set of metrics. Statistical trend analysis (long-term and short-term) may be performed.

Claims (14)

1. A system, comprising:

a contact center management system implemented on one or more computer systems; and

two or more agent systems coupled to the contact center management system by way of a communication network, wherein the contact center management system is configured to:

monitor activity of two or more agents who perform services on the two or more agent systems at one or more contact centers;

determine, based on at least some of the activity, two or more measures of performance for at least two of the two or more agents, wherein at least two of the measures of performance for at least one of the agents comprises a numerical value corresponding to agent occupancy for at least two periods of time and a utilization for at least two periods of time; and

determine, based on at least one of the measures of performance, one or more statistical values for at least two of the agents.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determining two or more measures of performance for at least two of the two or more agents comprises receiving and integrating, by the contact center management system, data from a workforce management system and a human resources system.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the statistical values comprise one or more statistical trends.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the measures of performance is for performance of one or more groups of agents.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the measures of performance is for performance of agents associated with a project.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contact center management system is further configured to automatically detect, based at least in part on the measures of performance, a project with project performance outside of a threshold.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contact center management system is further configured to send, in a response to an indication of a special cause pattern in performance, an alert to one or more persons.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contact center management system is further configured to automatically detect, based at least in part on the measures of performance, a project, group, or individual agent with low and/or high performance.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determining two or more measures of performance for at least two of the two or more agents comprises integrating, by the contact center management system, data from a workforce management system and a human resources system.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2024
From: MAXIMUS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067626/0784 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Jun 1, 2021
From: MAXIMUS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056447/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2015
From: RIEFEL, RANDALL
To: MAXIMUS, INC.
Reel/Frame 036620/0241 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61884896 · Sep 30, 2013
Related Publication 20150131793A1 · May 14, 2015